Theatre Quotes · Page 209

“In the first place, I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do.”

— J D Salinger

In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor.

— Michael Caine

Sometimes I wish I had remained in little theater.

— Van Heflin

When I moved to Bengaluru to study law, I was looking forward to joining a theatre troupe.

— Shraddha Srinath

The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time.

— Victor Garber

I got to work with great actors like J.K. Simmons and Jenna Elfman. They were amazing.

— Isabela Moner

A film is made for actors and actresses, not for singers.

— Javed Ali

It's not a matter of being choosy as an actor but a matter of liking the right script.

— Aditya Roy Kapur

I don't have a lot of stage antics. I don't try to get attention through my animated body movements.

— Too Short

A good writer takes time to go in-depth into a subject and then comes out with a good script. Then it's the…

— Johnny Lever

When I directed the 'Ring' cycle at the Metropolitan Opera in New York recently, there were people texting all through the show.…

— Robert Lepage

I am a big fan of horror movies but I had never thought that I had wanted to act in one because…

— Julia Stiles

I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about…

— Rachel Weisz

I have actor friends, but they're not famous. I feel like if you're an actor or - famous, you have to overly…

— Amanda Bynes

My dad is a big extrovert - he's a doctor - but he always loved Shakespeare, and he took us to tons…

— Vanessa Kirby

The big reason why I became an actor in the first place was to communicate. I never acted in high school...I was…

— Bruce Dern

Surrealism is my stamp. I have a post graduate diploma in theatre and I was introduced to this concept and it stuck…

— Tanikella Bharani

I think there are all sorts of ways of turning into an actor, and there are a vast variety of different actors.…

— John Lithgow

I was this weird misfit guy from suburban Seattle, I never really fit in, and then I became a drama geek, among…

— Rainn Wilson

I was fresh out of drama school and had no idea what I was doing. They hustled me along and Bill Cosby…

— Michael Weatherly

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.…

— Colm Meaney

The skill set that I think we have as actors is so cool because they train you in ways that you never…

— Jason Mitchell

I loved watching theatre, and film, and television. It was a fantastic outlet and my favourite thing to do. I can't remember…

— Hayley Atwell

I think that watching artists, soulful artists, they get into it. It's always the way I perform, so when I'm on stage…

— Justin Nozuka

Drama, they say they hate it, but they create it!

— Sydney Rogers

Even Jon Jones and Mike Tyson used to get a lot of drama.

— Merab Dvalishvili

I don't like sitting around in my dressing room very much. It feels a lot like theater.

— Jill Clayburgh

I think most actors like to do things that are right outside of their comfort zone.

— Stephanie Beatriz

Calling someone a drama queen is so negative. Why not 'content creator'?

— Lena Dunham

I write tragedies and things when I'm alone. Chekhovian dramas.

— Julian Barratt

Theatre should remain accessible even to those of us who have health condition.

— Liz Carr

It's nice to get the feedback from a theater audience. It's a gas.

— Laurence Fishburne

I hate drama, especially when its in your own clique.

— Anonymous

Music is my passion, singing, performing. I play piano and musical theater is my background.

— Janel Parrish

I just wanted to be one of those actors who works at the National Theatre the whole time.

— Robert Emms

I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.

— Peter Capaldi

In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.

— Marcia Gay Harden

It's great to be an actor, and it's great to embody something more than who you are.

— Janet Varney

I'd done stage musicals for quite a few years, starting with 'Grease' in Auckland.

— Russell Crowe

Being an actor is actually pretty easy if you can memorize lines.

— Jon Hamm